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Easy money [large print] : cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud / Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman.

McKenzie, Benjamin, 1978- (author.). Silverman, Jacob, (author.).

Summary:

"At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie was armed with only the vague notion that people were making heaps of money on something he didn't entirely understand. Lured in, McKenzie dove deep into blockchain, Bitcoin, and the various other coins and exchanges on which they are traded. But after scratching the surface, he had to ask, "Is this all a total scam?" In Easy Money, McKenzie enlists the help of journalist Jacob Silverman for an investigative adventure into crypto and its crash. It is an on-the-ground look at a perfect storm of irresponsibility and criminal fraud"-- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9798885796675
Physical Description: 529 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Edition: Large print edition.
Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-525).
Formatted Contents Note:	Money and lying -- What could possibly go wrong? -- Money printer go brrr -- Community -- SXSW, the CIA, and the $1.5 trillion that wasn't there -- The business of show -- The world's coolest dictator -- Rats in a sack -- The emperor is butt-ass naked -- Who's in charge here? -- Unbankrupt yourself -- Chapter 11 -- Preacher's father -- Epilogue.